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Zippy needs to be at work by noon

Endora's picture

It is now 11:26am-here

What are the odds he gets up and goes?

Zip usually sleeps until 1:00pm

Last night DH said:

"I am working Zip-and Endora is busy-there will be no one to get you up for work tomorrow so set your alarm"

Zippy busy filling the Brita water filler at 11:30am-says NOTHING in respose to DH.

I ask DH if he thinks Zippy heard him

DH rolling his eyes-

"YES ENDORA-I HEARD MY USUAL GRUNt RESPONSE BACK FROM THE NOW PERFECT ZIPPY"

Here is what I think Zippy heard-

"No one here tomorrow-Not accountable"

New to this site but desperate for help!!

juliannbaker's picture

Basically I have a wonderful husband of 4 years and 2 kids of my own 16 and 6 and he has one 23 yr old daughter and 2 year old granddaughter. My stepdaughter and I used to get along well and I believed she really loved and cared for me as I did her. We used to know each other and be friends before she introduced me to her dad so her and I have a history beyond her being my stepdaughter. The problem is she got upset with me over something very petty and has blocked me from her phone and been a total hard ass about the whole situation.

If your Partner

Endora's picture

Made the house rules with skids-what would your house look like.

I did not want to hijack another poster-but the question intrigued me.

If Dh ran the house on Zip's behalf-Zip would be the happiest teen on the planet because there would be:

Zero Accountability

(because Endora would not have taught Dh Zip is not an infant at 14 when we got him anymore!)

No Bedtime

(Kids re able to regulate their own body clocks you know)

Decisions Decisions

EvilDiva's picture

Well, thanks so much to all those who responded to my previous blog about my SD14's grandfather. Even before reading them, I had decided that this was her decision to make, not mine. I have challenged her for the past 6 years to be decisive and employ reason. Allowing her to not make this decision would not be helpful to her at all. So, she is going to have to make this decision independent of me.

Imagine...

schrob01's picture

what my house would be like if i allowed DH to run the show? last nite we were talking to our neighbors & my DH asked the man nextdoor if he wanted a puppy, becuz we have some puppies we're giving away. Neighbor's wife says NO! Neighbor tells my DH yes, that he's the man of the house. DH makes the comment,"I wish I was the man of the house at my house." I told him that the neighbor doesn't know what he's talking about, his wife just ALLOWS him to THINK that he runs the show, but really she's the shot-caller.

The Logic of Zip

Endora's picture

Part two of "Evening at SRK's"-see recent blog.

Finally at 1:00am-Zippy (almost 17)-trudges through the door-DH was nervous about Zippy walking for an hour at night as well he should be-but DH has finally wrapped his head around the fact that Zippy needs to learn things the "hard way" or he does not "get it".

Zippy is not pleased with Daddy-kins-starts in with his condescending attitude-

"Dad, you always said if I "needed" a ride you would come and get me".

Grrrrr I 'mini' exploded at SD (first time)

kiwi's picture

After her requesting homemade chicken burgers for tea and me checking exactly what she likes in them, I proceded to make them. Knowing what was to come I subtly watched her eating, I noticed her picking at it and asked her to stop picking and just eat. She started with an excuse about how the cheese wasn't right. So, I interupted her and said of COURSE I didn't make it right cause that was ALWAYS the case and I was sick and tired of spending all my time cooking for her to just have her complain.

Dicipline sucks!

Freedom2005's picture

Ok, so why is it when I mention to take away priviledges, that BF says "How about instead of that... lets give them rewards for NOT behaving badly"

Uh, ......... Ok...... I can agree with that.... but....

So I ask, "ok, what if they DO break a rule?"

BF, "Give them a lesser reward!"

Did I just fall off a turnip truck???

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